Plant Science
Latin Roots
Chemistry
Classification
Only on Earth
100
This is the part of the plant that absorbs water.
What is the root hairs?
100
In Latin, photo means __________.
What is light?
100
_________ is the chemical formula for water.
What is H2O?
100
This is the first and most general level of classification.
What is the domain?
100
Only on Earth do we have this cycle, which includes evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
What is the water cycle?
200
This is the organelle inside a plant cell that performs photosynthesis.
What is the chloroplast?
200
In Latin, Hemi means ___________.
What is half of or part of?
200
The pH of water is 7, categorizing it as ___________.
What is neutral?
200
Beetles, wasps, and grasshoppers are in the class ___________.
What is insecta?
200
Only on Earth do we have this process in which plants are able to harness the energy from the sun and store it in food.
What is photosynthesis?
300
This is the vascular tissue inside a plant that transports food.
What is the phloem?
300
In Latin, arthro means ________.
What is jointed?
300
If a chemical has a pH of 4, it is considered __________.
What is acidic?
300
Spiders are in the phylum ___________.
What is arthropoda?
300
Only on Earth do we have this pigment found inside chloroplasts.
What is chlorophyll?
400
These are the two products of photosynthesis.
What are glucose and oxygen gas?
400
In Latin, Pod means _________.
What is foot?
400
If a chemical has a pH of 9, it is considered ___________.
What is alkaline or basic?
400
Humans are in the class _____________.
What is mammalia?
400
Only on Earth do we have these three macronutrients plants need to survive.
What is Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium?
500
This is the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere.
What is transpiration?
500
In Latin, ad means __________.
What is toward?
500
Most plants prefer soil that is _______ _________.
What is slightly acidic?
500
Name one insect in the order lepidoptera.
What is butterfly or moth? (Various answers accepted)
500
Only on Earth do we have ________ __________, a process that is the opposite of photosynthesis.
What is cellular respiration?
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